Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Many families in our community struggle with food insecurity.  According to the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s 2024 study, Georgia’s children are at high risk — with one in five facing hunger. As the cost of living increases, families must often make hard choices about whether to spend money on housing, utilities, gas, or food. This leaves many facing hunger.

Perimeter partners with eight local co-ops to provide food for meals and hope for families. Many in our church family serve at local co-ops, host neighborhood food drives, and even grocery shop for our nonprofits. Last year, Perimeter’s food drives provided 900 bags of groceries for local nonprofits. This year, the co-ops have indicated the need is growing, and more of our partners are requesting help to fill in the gaps during afterschool and weekend programs.

One of our partners, The Block, serves a two-mile radius around their building in Buford and Sugar Hill. They provide fresh, nutritious meals each week, all year, for 418 kids. Each week, they stock a pantry at the local library with around 900 items like fresh food, hygiene products, and household goods. They also just started a small afterschool program.

“It’s all about relationships,” says Sarah Hobbs, executive director of The Block. “We believe God called us to be good neighbors. And being a neighbor is more than going into a neighborhood and doing for others, it’s about being in community with others.”

Often families who need food will connect with The Block through word of mouth. Meals from The Block are delivered to homes so friendships can be made and relationships built. Students are picked up from school for The Block’s afterschool program. And, in that two-mile radius it is a picture of neighbors coming alongside neighbors. Sarah said, “This is our home. We want to lift up our community. If our community wins, the kingdom of God wins.”